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Fiona

Fiona Report 27 Jan 2015 19:34

ty Elisabeth

Elisabeth

Elisabeth Report 27 Jan 2015 19:17

Fi,

Good to see you posting again! Long time since we discussed Port Sunlight.

Happy to know you have made some new discoveries.

Elisabeth

Fiona

Fiona Report 27 Jan 2015 17:56

Thank you DetEcTive for your positivity.

For all your information: I have been researching my family since 2004 maybe even before that. I joined Genes using this profile in 2004. I have alot of information which I have found, or others have assisted with and I have spent many a day at the National Archives in Kew and have been to a few FH fairs too. I am also a member of other Genealogy sites and yes I have used Ancestry. I have even travelled many miles to visit areas where my ancestors lived and and were buried.

I have not done any research for about 3 years. The recent deaths (in the last 2 months) of my last remaining Grandparent and his wife, my Step Grandmother bought me to renewing on Genes.

Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever find this relation having searched for the last 10 years or so, but I did.

I did not post my news to be questioned about where or how I found them.

I posted to share my happiness with you all.

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 27 Jan 2015 14:54

The site is named Genes Reunited - in this case it worked! Let's all remember that the original purpose was to connect with people with the same linage. Wasn't it first called Genes Connections? :-D

Researching:
Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message

Fiona

Fiona Report 27 Jan 2015 12:29

I understand. ok this is what happened. I have been searching for someone for a long time. I renewed by subscription here on Dec 6.once again did a search with the name I had of them. the name came up, I sent a message to them and they responded and yes they are who I have been searching for.

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 27 Jan 2015 10:50

You have missed my point.

When I had a tree on here, I did ALL my research via free sites and Ancestry.

Just because there is a tree on here, that does nor mean all the research was done here, and remember many people have been members ftom long before any records were available through Genes!

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!

jax

jax Report 27 Jan 2015 10:26

If they were here they had a tree, even if it only had themself in it

Researching:
Nothing much

Fiona

Fiona Report 27 Jan 2015 00:26

no tree, just the person being here is all it took. nothing to do with ancestry either

jax

jax Report 26 Jan 2015 17:02

So you mean by contacting someone who had a tree on here

Researching:
Nothing much

Fiona

Fiona Report 26 Jan 2015 14:29

Actually what I have found in the last 24 hrs has come about because an individual joined this site. A find I will never forget. Truly made my 2015!!!

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 26 Jan 2015 13:57

Wonders, how much of that help/info came from Ancestry!!

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 26 Jan 2015 13:47

Yes but it is only money well spent because of the help given by members

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 26 Jan 2015 13:43

It's quite refreshing to read positive comments about this site. :-D,

Researching:
Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message

Fiona

Fiona Report 26 Jan 2015 11:19

All I can say is I renewed my subscription to Genes on Dec 6th and today I can say the result has been amazing in such a short time.

I am very happy today!!!!!